Airlines
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Southwest Continues to Irresponsibly Blame the Weather For Its Woes
It’s not every day I get to accuse an airline of gaslighting, but that appears to be exactly what Southwest has been…
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Cranky on the Web: Vaccine Mandate Check, Cranky Dorkfest Interviews
There is no evidence that Southwest Airlines cancellations were caused by workers protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandate – VerifyVerify came back to me…
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United Adds Exotic Destinations For Next Summer
It’s that time of year again when airlines start revealing their plans for summer 2022, and United has again taken this to…
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Southwest Again Blames Others For Its Operational Failures
It all feels a little too familiar doesn’t it? Southwest is in the middle of another operational meltdown, and just like what…
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Cranky on the Web: Norse to Ontario
Ontario airport may get direct flights to Europe by summer 2022 – San Gabriel Valley TribuneAm I bullish on Norse Atlantic flying…
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3 Links I Love: United Mandate Backstory, LAX Spotting, Korean Merger, Ed Beauvais Dies
This Week’s Featured Link Inside United Airlines’ Decision to Mandate Coronavirus Vaccines – The New York TimesHere’s a closer look at how…
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Sun Country Door-to-Door Is a Unique and Far Superior Alternative to a Car Service
It’s easy to overlook Sun Country. After some initial bursts of media coverage when Jude Bricker came in as CEO and then…
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Aha! Launches as a Mini-Allegiant in Pretty Much Every Way But One
ExpressJet is back, or at least it will be before the end of this month from its new Reno hub. But the…
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When it Comes to Vaccine Mandates, United Did This Right
The timer is counting down for airlines when it comes to COVID vaccine mandates, and what’s frustrating for many is that nobody…
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How Competitive are New York and Boston for Air Travel?
With the DOJ lawsuit to stop the American/JetBlue Northeast Alliance (NEA) coming down last week, I started playing with all sorts of…
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3 Links I Love: Alitalia Fights to the End, Northern Pacific, aha!
This Week’s Featured Link Alitalia’s final weeks flying marked by protests, apologies – APWas there any other way this version of Alitalia…
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DOJ Has Few Good Arguments, Odd Timing As It Sues to Block American, JetBlue Alliance
The long-rumored court action is finally here. Months ago, The Wall Street Journal broke the news that the US Department of Justice…